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The table below looks at the demand for Knowledge Management skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Knowledge Management over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkKnowledge Management
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank441570
Rank change on same period last yearUp+129
Matching contract IT job ads10373
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.163 %0.078 %
As % of the category below0.304 %0.156 %
Daily rates quoted1914
Average minimum daily rate£375£385
Average daily rate£402£418
% change on same period last year-3.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£376£334
% change on same period last year+12.54 %
Hourly rates quoted61
Average minimum hourly rate£18.54£25.00
Average hourly rate£19.13£30.00
% change on same period last year-36.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.71£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.94-
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3385546657
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled53.68 %49.66 %
Daily rates quoted1159815446
Average minimum daily rate£379£386
Average daily rate£406£410
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£433£434
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£371
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted25333199
Average minimum hourly rate£26.53£28.48
Average hourly rate£28.19£30.21
% change on same period last year-6.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.85£31.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.11£29.69
% change on same period last year-5.31 %

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Knowledge Management
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Knowledge Management within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Knowledge Management Demand Trend

Knowledge Management
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Knowledge Management within the UK.

Knowledge Management Daily Rate Trend

Knowledge Management
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Knowledge Management within the UK over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Knowledge Management Daily Rate Histogram

Knowledge Management
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Knowledge Management within the UK.

Knowledge Management Hourly Rate Trend

Knowledge Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Knowledge Management within the UK over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Knowledge Management Hourly Rate Histogram

Knowledge Management
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Knowledge Management within the UK over the 3 months to 1 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+10486£402-8.99 %
LondonUp+9038£425-8.34 %
South EastUp+6519£341-4.63 %
West MidlandsUp+259£338-20.58 %
North WestNew entry-7£400-
East MidlandsUp+307£600-
SurreyUp+427£349-
City of LondonUp+96£451+6.03 %
BerkshireUp+346£300-36.84 %
CoventryNew entry-5£338-
WalesNew entry-5--
South WalesNew entry-4--
South WestUp+284--
WokingNew entry-3£348-
DerbyshireUp+93£600-
MaidenheadNew entry-3--
NewportNew entry-3--
ScotlandUp+263--
ManchesterNew entry-2--
BuckinghamshireNew entry-2--
CheshireNew entry-2£400-
EdinburghUp+232--
MiddlesexDown-22--
SomersetDown-72--
WarwickshireUp+172--
West LothianNew entry-1--
WiltshireNew entry-1--
HampshireUp+201£350-
MidlandsUp+201--
High WycombeNew entry-1--

Knowledge Management
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Knowledge Management also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Knowledge Management.

140 (17.24 %)SharePoint
236 (15.52 %)Finance
328 (12.07 %)NHS
426 (11.21 %).NET
524 (10.34 %)Project Management
622 (9.483 %)SQL
622 (9.483 %)SAP
721 (9.052 %)UNIX
721 (9.052 %)Intranet
820 (8.621 %)XML
820 (8.621 %)Change Management
820 (8.621 %)Banking
820 (8.621 %)Business Analysis
918 (7.759 %)Health
1017 (7.328 %)Workflow
1017 (7.328 %)MS Office
1017 (7.328 %)CRM
1116 (6.897 %)SQL Server
1116 (6.897 %)Document Management
1215 (6.466 %)Government
1215 (6.466 %)SLA
1215 (6.466 %)Microsoft
1215 (6.466 %)HP
1215 (6.466 %)Java
1215 (6.466 %)Windows
1314 (6.034 %)ITIL
1314 (6.034 %)ASP.NET
1314 (6.034 %)Business Intelligence
1314 (6.034 %)OpenView
1413 (5.603 %)MS Visio

Knowledge Management
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Knowledge Management also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Knowledge Management. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (11.21 %).NET
220 (8.621 %)XML
314 (6.034 %)ASP.NET
413 (5.603 %)CSS
511 (4.741 %)WebSphere
610 (4.310 %)HTML
610 (4.310 %)WebServices
79 (3.879 %)ASP.NET 2.0
87 (3.017 %)AJAX
95 (2.155 %)ADO.NET
95 (2.155 %)XSLT
103 (1.293 %)Middleware
103 (1.293 %)ASP
103 (1.293 %)Windows SharePoint Services
103 (1.293 %)WCF
103 (1.293 %)Silverlight
112 (0.862 %)XSL
112 (0.862 %)WinForms
121 (0.431 %)SAP Basis
121 (0.431 %)Web Dynpro
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
140 (17.24 %)SharePoint
212 (5.172 %)IIS
311 (4.741 %)Apache
311 (4.741 %)SharePoint Portal Server
48 (3.448 %)CMS
56 (2.586 %)SharePoint Server 2007
64 (1.724 %)Morello
73 (1.293 %)Office Project Server
73 (1.293 %)Lotus Notes
73 (1.293 %)NetWeaver
82 (0.862 %)WebLogic
91 (0.431 %)WebLogic Portal
91 (0.431 %)Documentum
91 (0.431 %)LiveLink
91 (0.431 %)SAP EP
91 (0.431 %)Immediacy CMS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (7.328 %)MS Office
213 (5.603 %)MS Visio
39 (3.879 %)InfoPath
46 (2.586 %)MS Project
46 (2.586 %)MS Excel
52 (0.862 %)RoboHelp
61 (0.431 %)Spreadsheet
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (2.586 %)SAP CRM
25 (2.155 %)SAP HR
33 (1.293 %)SAP HCM
42 (0.862 %)SAP HR-PA
42 (0.862 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
51 (0.431 %)Remedy AR System
51 (0.431 %)SAP R/3
51 (0.431 %)SAP FI-GL
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (9.052 %)Intranet
210 (4.310 %)Internet
38 (3.448 %)Extranet
44 (1.724 %)TCP/IP
44 (1.724 %)SAN
51 (0.431 %)CTI
51 (0.431 %)LDAP
51 (0.431 %)Broadband
51 (0.431 %)IPCC
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (6.897 %)SQL Server
210 (4.310 %)Datawarehouse
210 (4.310 %)EDRMS
38 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (3.448 %)Data Mining
46 (2.586 %)ETL
46 (2.586 %)DB2
52 (0.862 %)Oracle 8/8i
52 (0.862 %)EDMS
52 (0.862 %)Oracle 10g
61 (0.431 %)DataStage
61 (0.431 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (0.431 %)SQL Server Integration Services
61 (0.431 %)MySQL
61 (0.431 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.431 %)RDBMS
61 (0.431 %)DTS
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (3.017 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.431 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (15.52 %)Finance
220 (8.621 %)Banking
318 (7.759 %)Health
415 (6.466 %)Government
512 (5.172 %)Telecoms
67 (3.017 %)Retail
67 (3.017 %)Publishing
76 (2.586 %)Education
76 (2.586 %)Back Office
85 (2.155 %)Investment Banking
94 (1.724 %)Law
94 (1.724 %)Legal
103 (1.293 %)Pharmaceutical
103 (1.293 %)Retail Banking
103 (1.293 %)Marketing
112 (0.862 %)Financial Institution
112 (0.862 %)Manufacturing
112 (0.862 %)Games
121 (0.431 %)Insurance
121 (0.431 %)Local Government
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
144 (18.97 %)Analyst
236 (15.52 %)Project Manager
330 (12.93 %)Consultant
428 (12.07 %)Developer
516 (6.897 %)Business Analyst
611 (4.741 %)SAP Consultant
710 (4.310 %)Service Manager
89 (3.879 %)C# Developer
97 (3.017 %)Technical Lead
106 (2.586 %)Service Level Manager
106 (2.586 %)SharePoint Developer
106 (2.586 %)Knowledge Manager
106 (2.586 %)Change Manager
106 (2.586 %).NET Developer
106 (2.586 %)Implementation Consultant
106 (2.586 %)SAP Portals Consultant
115 (2.155 %)Web Designer
115 (2.155 %)Architect
115 (2.155 %)Web Developer
115 (2.155 %)Development Manager
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
128 (12.07 %)NHS
29 (3.879 %)Management Information System
37 (3.017 %)Market Risk
46 (2.586 %)Client/Server
46 (2.586 %)NPfIT
55 (2.155 %)Mainframe
55 (2.155 %)Fixed Income
55 (2.155 %)Web 2.0
55 (2.155 %)Informatics
55 (2.155 %)Wiki
64 (1.724 %)Taxonomies
72 (0.862 %)Derivative
72 (0.862 %)Life Science
81 (0.431 %)CMDB
81 (0.431 %)Blog
81 (0.431 %)Photography
81 (0.431 %)E-Learning
81 (0.431 %)IVR
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (9.052 %)UNIX
215 (6.466 %)Windows
39 (3.879 %)Windows 2000
46 (2.586 %)Solaris
46 (2.586 %)VMS
54 (1.724 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (1.724 %)Windows XP
61 (0.431 %)Windows 2000 Server
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (10.34 %)Project Management
220 (8.621 %)Change Management
220 (8.621 %)Business Analysis
317 (7.328 %)Workflow
317 (7.328 %)CRM
416 (6.897 %)Document Management
514 (6.034 %)ITIL
514 (6.034 %)Business Intelligence
613 (5.603 %)Information Management
712 (5.172 %)Service Management
811 (4.741 %)PRINCE2
811 (4.741 %)Risk Management
910 (4.310 %)OO
910 (4.310 %)Data Modelling
910 (4.310 %)Business Development
910 (4.310 %)Content Management
109 (3.879 %)Stakeholder Management
118 (3.448 %)TDD
127 (3.017 %)Asset Management
127 (3.017 %)Agile Software Development
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (9.483 %)SQL
215 (6.466 %)Java
313 (5.603 %)C#
48 (3.448 %)JavaScript
54 (1.724 %)Perl
63 (1.293 %)VB
63 (1.293 %)C
72 (0.862 %)ABAP
81 (0.431 %)VC++
81 (0.431 %)C++
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (3.017 %)Degree
26 (2.586 %)PRINCE2 Certification
33 (1.293 %)ITIL Certification
41 (0.431 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
41 (0.431 %)ISEB
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (6.466 %)SLA
22 (0.862 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.431 %)AquaLogic
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
114 (6.034 %)OpenView
28 (3.448 %)OVSD
36 (2.586 %)BMC PATROL
41 (0.431 %)Tivoli
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (9.483 %)SAP
215 (6.466 %)Microsoft
215 (6.466 %)HP
39 (3.879 %)Oracle
47 (3.017 %)BMC
47 (3.017 %)KANA
55 (2.155 %)ICL
55 (2.155 %)IBM
64 (1.724 %)Cognos
73 (1.293 %)Siebel
73 (1.293 %)Lotus
82 (0.862 %)BEA
82 (0.862 %)Mediasurface
82 (0.862 %)Atlassian
82 (0.862 %)Sun
91 (0.431 %)Informatica
91 (0.431 %)Avaya
91 (0.431 %)Genesys
91 (0.431 %)CosmoCom
91 (0.431 %)Cisco